Recently crowned world champion for the fourth time, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has won the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. At the Yas Marina circuit yesterday, Vettel clocked 1 minute 43.893 seconds to finish at the top of the table. Second on the podium was Vettel’s team-mate Aussie Mark Webber, with Mercedes driver Nico […]
World Number Two Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has lifted the Paris Masters Tennis tournament. In the title clash at at the Bercy arena last night, Djokovic defeated defending champion David Ferrer of Spain in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. This was Djokovic’s 40th career title. Ferrer fell short of becoming the first player to successfully defend the […]
Oil prices rose in Asia today as dealers await US economic data this week that could provide a clue to when the Federal Reserve will start winding down its stimulus programme. New York’s main contract West Texas Intermediate or WTI for December delivery gained nine cents to 94.70 a barrel in morning trade, while Brent […]
The trial of deposed Egyptian President Mohd. Morsi has been postponed for another two months. Appearing before the trial court at the Police Academy in Cairo, the ousted President refused to recognise the authority of court. He insisted that the trial is illegitimate. Mr. Morsi even refused to recognise Salim-al-Awaa as his defending lawyer. […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the relations between the US and Saudi Arabia are on track and two nations are committed to each other as friend and partner. Kerry who is on a visit to the West Asia region met Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal in Riyadh today. He […]
Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in the Thai capital, Bangkok against a political amnesty passed by the lower house of Parliament on Friday. The protestors say the amnesty is an attempt to allow the former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra who is closely allied to the current governing party to return from five years in exiles. […]
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today sought one more week’s time to reply to the Election Commission’s notice on a complaint of alleged violation of model code of conduct. The commission had issued notice to Mr Gandhi on a complaint lodged by the BJP. The BJP had alleged that Mr Gandhi’s speech on October 4 in […]
In Bangladesh, as another countrywide Opposition-sponsored three-day shutdown goes underway, sporadic crude bomb explosions and torching of vehicles marked the capital and other parts of the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night made a fresh offer for dialogue urging Opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia to call off the hartal and sit for negotiations on […]
In Assam, indefinite night curfew has been clamped along the Assam and Meghalaya border in Goalpara district after Garo militants gunned down 7 persons last night. Another nine persons are undergoing treatment. Official sources said that the night curfew will be in force from 7pm to 6am within 2 kilometers inside Goalpara from the inter-state […]
Three ministers have opposed Prime Minister’s participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Minister of State in the PMO V. Narayanasamy said in New Delhi that he conveyed his opinion to the Prime Minister that he should not visit Sri Lanka. Echoing similar sentiments, Union Minister of Forests and Environment Ms Jayanthi Natarajan […]